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The Hidden Cost of War: Watch How Fast $3 Trillion Adds Up
In 2003, Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost $60 billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is over 10 times that figure. And by the time the war is finished, it will be 50 times that much.
What's behind the ballooning dollar signs?
Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilme's exhaustedly researched book, The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict, breaks down the price tag, from current debts to the unseen costs we'll pay for years to come.
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For more perspective on just how much $3 trillion really is, go on The $3 Shopping Spree.
Tagged as: economy, iraq war, dick cheney, george bush, donald rumsfeld, afghanistan war, joseph stiglitz, 3 trillion, linda bilme
ZP Heller is the editorial director of Brave New Films. He has written for The American Prospect, AlterNet, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Huffington Post, covering everything from politics to pop culture.
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